BAYER NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP 2011


BAYER NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP 2011

Final Results – Sherwin walks away, Udayan is runners up and takes the 2nd WSC qualifying place. Detailed result:

1 Sherwin Rodrigues          21      +2710
2 Udayan Grover                16       +1282
3 Martin Demello               16       +981
4 Akshay Bhandarkar        15       +1834
5 Ranganathan C                15       +1035
6 Jose De Abreu                  15       +543
7 Shaik Ahmed                    15       +284
8 Douglas Lobo                   14       +876
9 Nakul Prabhu                   14       +542
10 Lennie D`Souza             14       +499
11 Jacky Fernandes             14       +432
12 Mohan Chunkath           14       +364
13 Rajiv Antao                      14       +246
14 Bhushan Pradhan          14       +209
15 Nupur Sood                     14       -513
16 Carolann Pais                  13      +665
17 Radhika Mahalingaiah  13       +292
18 Manju Sood                     13       +204
19 V Ramchandran             13        +180
20 Sanjoy Gupta                  13        +62
21 Romilla Thakur               13       -76
22 Abhijit Pradhan              13       -308
23 Siddarth Raman             13       -354
24 Anthony Gomes             12       +576
25 Manas Rachh                  12       +348
26 Nikunj Jha                      12        +176
27 Joe Rodrigues                 12        -63
28 Vaishali Mehta               12        -100
29 Manju Pai                        12        -143
30 Viji R                                12        -170
31 Gaurav Bhargava            12       -328
32 Rex D`Souza                   12       -490
33 Mangala Bhandarkar    11        +518
34 Caryl Gonsalvez              11        +45
35 B Hari Prasad                  11        -119
36 Satish Srinivasan            11        -151
37 Patrick Pereira                 11       -238
38 Hyder Quraishi               11       -281
39 Aruna Grover                  11        -713
40 P Keswani                        11        -1059
41 L Colney                           10        +214
42 Savio Pinto                      10        +112
43 Gregory Fernandes        10        -147
44 Priya Karkhanis              10       -354
45 Aubrey Millet                   10       -701
46 Neha Bihani                     10       -882
47 Phil Paes                            9        -316
48 Parvathy Raghunathan  9        -459
49 Sylvia Coelho                    9        -743
50 Ritu Chadha                      9       -821
51 Seshanka Palukuri            8       -543
52 Pooja Shah                         8       -1446
53 Kala Ganesh                      8        -1788
54 Irineu Gonsalvez              3         +239
55 Jainam Ghelani                1          -1787
56 Dummy                              0           -375

High game: Jose De Abreu 689

Date and Time: 27th, 28th & 29th of May 2011 (Friday, Saturday & Sunday) from 9 a.m to 7 p.m

Venue: The Residence Hotel & Convention Centre, Before Vihar Lake, Powai, Mumbai – 400087

Directions: Please refer to the map attached along or visit http://theresidencehotel.com/location

Categories: Only one open category

Format: 24-26 rounds (The exact number of rounds would be declared at the start of the tourney)
First half (Australian Draw format) / 2nd Half (King of the Hill format)

Word source: Collins Scrabble Words (CSW) 2007

Entry Fee: Rs 1200 for SAI Members and Rs 1500 for Non-SAI Members)

The entry fee includes lunch, tea & snacks for all the 3 days of the tournament.

Registration time: 9 to 9.30 a.m (27th May 2011)

Registration can be done by:
1) Calling Ramachandran on 9892471327 or
2) Calling Nakul Prabhu on 9820454173 or
3) E-mail:- mumbaiscrabbleclub@hotmail.com
Registration must be done on or before 15th May 2010.

Prizes: Exciting Cash prizes for top 15 players and spot prizes during the tournament.Trophies will be given to
top 3 winners.

WSC Selection Criteria has undergone a slight change with the minimum number of games to be played being revised to 46 rather than 50. All other criteria remains the same as before.

Important instructions:-
• Participants are requested to bring their own scrabble board, tiles and clock to the venue
• Participants reaching the venue after 9.30 a.m would not be allowed to participate in the tournament
• Participants must register in advance to take part in the tournament
• Details about accommodation will be put up shortly on the groups and websites www.indianscrabble.com